administrative assistant
- Work Term : Permanent
- Work Language : English
- Hours : 35 to 40 hours per week
- Education : Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience : 1 year to less than 2 years
Work setting
Pharmacy or drugstore
Tasks
- Schedule and confirm appointments
- Answer telephone and relay telephone calls and messages
- Answer electronic enquiries
- Order office supplies and maintain inventory
- Greet people and direct them to contacts or service areas
- Type and proofread correspondence, forms and other documents
- Provide customer service
- Maintain and manage digital database
- Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate daily operations
Computer and technology knowledge
- MS Excel
- MS Outlook
- MS Windows
- MS Word
- MS Office
- Adobe Acrobat Reader
- Electronic mail
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Ability to work independently
- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Attention to detail
- Work with minimal supervision
Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Flexibility
- Organized
- Team player
- Accurate
- Reliability
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Other benefits
- Other benefits
- Parking available
Support for newcomers and refugees
Supports social and labour market integration of newcomers and / or refugees (for example : facilitating access to community resources, language training, skills training, etc.)
Support for youths
Offers on-the-job training tailored to youth
Support for Veterans
Supports Veterans in translating their military skills and experience into the language of the civilian job market
Support for Indigenous people
Facilitates access to Elders who can offer support and guidance to Indigenous workers
Support for mature workers
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Supports for visible minorities
- Applies hiring policies that discourage discrimination against members of visible minorities (for example : anonymizing the hiring process, etc.)